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SHERWOOD M. CHASE, F COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSGNOR TO THE CHASE FOUNDRY AND MANUFACTURING COMIPANY,v 0F COLUIVIEUS, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

TRANSFER CAR.

Application filed November 3, 1926. Serial No. 146,051.

lily invent-ion relates to transfer ears and in particular to stop mechanism therefor. It is the object of my invention to provide means of positively holding transfer ears on a transfer' carriage during the transfer process, Vso that the operator will not have to set stop mechanism by hand under each individual Wheel of each car.

It is a further object to provide a selfcontained transfer car carriage adapted to be suitably handled and the cars stopped on the carriage Without the operator leaving his predetermined situation on the carriage.

Ileferringl to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the carriage;

Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the carriage in adjacent tracks;

Figure 4 is a section on the line lm-l of Figure 3;

Fig-ure 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Figure 3.

The floor of the factory consist-s of tWo spaced portions 1 and 2, between which there is a trough or opening 3, in Which are located parallel spaced tracks 4 for the transfer carriage.

T his carriage is mounted upon Wheel-s 5 and axles G, the Wheels engaging with the rails 4. A frame 7 is mounted upon the running gear of the transfer carriage, such frame carrying spaced transversely located rails 8 adapted to be brought opposite to pairs of rails 9 mounted upon the permanent portions ofthe factory floor, designated l and 2.A

Transfer cars are run from the rails 9 on to the rails 8 and then the cars are moved bodily by the carriage to a new pair of rails 9 to which they are delivered by being run off of the rails 8 to the nevi7 set of rails 9.

In order to prevent the transfer cars from running off of the rails 5, I have provided a series of sliding stop members which are remotely controlled by a plurality of levers adjacent the operators platform, designated These levers may be of any desired number. but, in the embodiment I have illustrated, I have shown three levers designated 11. Each of these levers has connected thereto a rod 12 which engages With a fragmentary `ejear 13 pivoted at 14 in a bracket 15 depending from a housingl 17 mounted on the framey of the transfer carriage. The

teeth of this fragmentary gear 13 desig-V nated 18 enga-ge with a rack 19 and a reciprocating` stop plunger 20, which reciprocates Within the housing 17 and is guided thereby.

This stop is projected over the rail 8 in the path of the Wheel of the transfer car, thus preventing the movement of the car Wheel on such rails.

The housing 17 is mounted upon a supportingcross plate 21 which in turn is mounted upon an I-beam constituting the frame of the transfer carriage and generally designated 7. The frame is preferably composed of a pair of these I-beams suitably spaced.

It Will be observed that these stops are so arranged thata pair Will be oppositely disposed in connection with any given pair of rails, two stops to a pair of rails be sutilcient. The stops can be independently actuated or actuated in unison, for instance,

, in pairs.

In order to control the movements of the transfer carriage, brakes are provided for the transfer carriage Wheels 5, which brakes are generally designated 22. The brakes are controlled through suitable links 2? by a foot pedal 24 adjacent the operators stand.

It will be understood that the transfer carriage can be moved in the usual manner by hand or by motive power,

It Will be understood that I desire to comprehend Within my invention such modifications as may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditions and uses.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination, a transfer carriage having rails, and means for interposing vstops over said rails, said stops being remotely controlled by a remotely located operator on the carriage.

2. In combination, a transfer carriage, a plurality of transverse pairs of rails, stops for said rails adapted to be advanced over the rails and retracted from the rails, and means for operating said stops located at a remote control point on said transfer carriage whereby all of the stops may be operated independently at Will by the operator.

3. In combination in a stop mechanism. a rail, a reciprocating stop member adapted CAI to have its end projected over said rail transversely thereof, and means to positively guide and position the stop throughout its movement to insure its eXact location over the rail in stopping position Without the necessity of the operator adjusting its elevation.

4L. In combination a rail`r a reciprocating stop7 a rack thereon, means to guide said stop, a fragmentary gear engaging with said rack and means to actuate said gear ivhereby the end of the stop is passed over the top of the rail transversely thereof.

5, ln combination7 a supporting member having` dependingarms, a fragmentary gear pivoted therebetweem the teeth of said gear projecting through said supporting means, a sliding stop bar having teeth on the under side thereof engaging With the teeth of the rack and a rack member mounted on said supporting means for guiding said reciprocating stop bar.

6. In combination, a supporting member having depending` arms` a fragmentary gear pivoted therebetween7 the teeth of said gear project-ing through said supporting means7 a sliding stop bar having teeth on the under side thereof engaging with the teeth of the rack and a rack member mounted 0n said supporting means for guiding said reciproeating stop bar, and spaced I-beam members adapted to support and project said supporting means and its depending arms and the lower end of said fragmentary gear, a rod connected to said fragmentary gear extending to a remote point and a lever for operating said rod.

In testimony whereof7 I afix my signature.

SHERVVOOD M. CHASE. 

